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From left: L.O. Green, former President of Library Board; Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher; Library Trustee Diana Hunter; Library Trustee Selma Regan Petty; Library Trustee Howard Hummer; Walter Flintrup, President, Citizens for the Library (and later…

From left: Library Trustee L.O. Green (President 1960-1967); Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher; Skokie Mayor Ambrose Reiter; Library Trustee Selma Regan (later Petty)

Unconfirmed identification of: Library Trustee Louis Weingart or Library Trustee…

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Library Trustee Dr. John M. Wozniak; Library Trustee Diana Hunter; Library Board President Karl Weiner; Skokie Mayor Albert J. Smith; Library Trustee Howard Hummer; Library Trustee Selma Regan Petty; Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher;…

Painted steel sculpture of a yellow figure with curved, extended fins and tail with red horns holding a black and yellow fish. Installed on a steel post. Undated. Artist unknown.This artwork is not currently on display.

Painted steel sculpture comprised of red-painted disks and crossbars. Undated and artist unknown.This artwork is not currently on display.

Black and white image made in the style of a stone rubbing. Depicts a dancing figure, probably an apsara—a dancing cloud and water spirit in Buddhist and Hindu mythology—from Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Undated.Located on the east wall in the northeast…

Wool wall hanging is composed of bright pinks and reds with pale orange, olive green, and yellow. Overall amorphous shapes with one large circle in the top center. Long fringe at the bottom. Hung from a carved walnut wood dowel. Donated to the…

The Zen Bench is constructed of granite and redwood in the style of traditional Japanese carpentry and the joints are clearly visible in a celebration of structure. The redwood base is notched and fitted, and the top is solid granite — two-thirds…

Abstract acrylic painting in gray and white in the upper portion in a wave effect. Red, orange, and blue wavy pattern in the lower left. Signed on the bottom right, “Tuna 1 May 1977.” Gift in memory of James O. Burke, Andy Frain, and John R. Sobeck.…

Abstract color wash with gray, yellow, purple, orange, and black. The square painting hung at a 90-degree angle. Noted on verso: "Zero One Two" and "1/1976".On original plaque: TunaENERGYacrylic on canvasGift of the Familyin memory of Dr. Romuald…